Historical Context
Meek's Cutoff is a wagon trail off of which famous American trail?
What is the Oregon Trail
In "The Aesthetics of Silence", Susan Sontag says silence is a charged emptiness, called this
What is a "full void"
In what year does Meek's Cutoff take place?
What is 1845?
Johnny Depp voices the titular lizard in this animated children's western film
What is Rango?
Paul Dano plays the villain in this 2022 superhero movie
What is The Batman?
This term was coined to justify westward expansion in the mid-1800s
What is Manifest Destiny
Who were the two Japanese filmmakers mentioned in Chapter 1 of Slow Cinema
Who are Mizoguchi and Ozu
Paul Dano's character carves this word on the side of a log at the beginning of the film
Jamie Foxx plays a former slave in this revisionist western
What is Django Unchained
Paul Dano plays the villain in this 2019 thriller about the disappearance of two daughters
What is Prisoners?
This southern state, which borders Mexico, became the 29th state of the United States in 1845. This ultimately led to the Mexican-American War
What is Texas?
Who was the realist critic behind the idea that film should preserve temporal/spatial continuity in Chapter 19 of Slow Cinema?
Who is Andre Bazin
What did Emily do to Meek during what is seen as the climax of the film?
What is point a gun at him
In the final film of this famous trilogy, we see our characters stuck in the Old West of 1885, trying to return to 1985 through their broken-down time machine.
What is Back to the Future Part 3?
Paul Dano plays a slave owner in this multiple Oscar award winning 2013 film
What is 12 Years a Slave
Who is Sacagawea?
About how long were the long takes in Meek's Cutoff according to Chapter 8 in Slow Cinema?
What is 10-30 seconds
The Native American captured in the film is from which Native American tribe?
What is the Cayuse Tribe?
This film is the first installment in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy
What is Fistful of Dollars
Paul Dano replaces Kev O'Neill as Pastor Eli Sunday in this famous 2007 Western Thriller also starring Daniel Day-Lewis
What is There Will Be Blood?
How many miles (to the nearest hundred) is the Oregon Trail?
What is 2,170 miles
Who are the authors of chapters 1, 8, and 19 of Luca and Jorge's collection of essays titled, "Slow Cinema"
Who are Lúcia Nagib, Elena Gorfinkel, and Asbjørn Grønstad
What is the runtime of Meek's Cutoff?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was mainly shot in this country
What is Spain
Paul Dano's character takes a vow of silence in this 2006 comedy/drama
What is Little Miss Sunshine?